L.A. strictly interprets restriction on pot dispensaries

Aug 29, 2010 3:00:00 AM - latimes.com

The city seeks to shut medical marijuana shops whose ownership or management has changed at all, for any reason, since 2007.

When the Los Angeles City Council adopted its medical marijuana ordinance, it aimed to rout unscrupulous dispensary operators whose unruly customers irritated residents and operators who opened up willy-nilly across the city, ignoring a ban on new stores.